Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis posted an online survey on Tuesday asking residents of his state how best to respond to New Yorkers fleeing the city following the election of Democrat socialist Zohran Mamdani as mayor.

“Floridians —response to the Mamdani election in NYC should be to: Build an FL border wall, Tariff all transplants, Recruit new transplants,” DeSantis wrote on X.

DeSantis was responding to a post from Republican Florida state Rep. Peggy Gossett-Seidman, who wrote, “Florida should tariff everyone fleeing NYC, Gov @RonDeSantis.”

A day earlier, as Mamdani’s election appeared all but certain, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott warned that any New Yorkers seeking to flee the new socialist mayor’s administration would face a 100% tariff if they attempted to move to Texas.

Abbott did not specify how or why he would enforce such a measure, but the statement quickly gained traction among other Republican leaders.

A week before Election Day, Tesla CEO Elon Musk predicted that Mamdani would be “the future of the Democratic Party.”

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